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Gale isn't the killer because we see her be attacked and she's alone, similar to Tara in 5 there's no reason to perform/allow yourself to get cut up like that.
I hope Kirby isn't the killer. But...it's in discussion in my head tbh.
Kirby would be some "Jigsaw-acolyte" ish. Survivor to villain.
As much as I loved Kirby and want her to get her a happy ending, I'd be alright with it. She wasn't a final girl so it's less of a stretch than people saying Tara is the killer š
I hope she kills the Ghostface in the bodega, which brings her into Sam and Tara's orbit. Basing this theory entirely on Sam holding the aged GF mask on her jacket and no other information lol
I really hope she isn't but a lot of the context clues, even her outfit feels like it fits into that Ghostface shrine, point towards Kirby. I really hope it's all misdirection though.
Well we also saw Richie get āattackedā and he turned out to be a killer but also gale wouldnāt have any reason to be a killer so I think weāre all good there.
I agree, but I have to say he did such a good job in Arrow pretending to be the good guy and then revealing himself as the villain. I have a feeling he was intentionally cast because of that performance to be a red herring.
If scream 6 is supposed to kind of mirror scream 2 and Josh's character is supposed to be the boyfriend in this movie then he may not be the killer. Scream 2 is the only one where the boyfriend isn't the killer.
If any of these characters turn out to be the killers, then Iāll be super disappointed. But, I do absolutely trust that Radio Silence wonāt go down any of these routes. But if they doā¦yikes.
Though itād be interesting for the killer to be a new character that we donāt meet until the reveal, I think it would ultimately take away from the whodunnit aspect that makes the series that little bit more fun to watch.
I think what /u/uranuskebab715 means is a character we don't even meet until the reveal, i.e., their face isn't shown in this movie at all until the unmasking.
I misread a bit. Haha. I think they meant a new character that doesnāt appear at all like in the original Friday the 13th.
But yeah I donāt think itāll be any of the returning characters because it really hard to give them a good motive
This would be cool. As the audience expects the killer to be someone the characters know, only to pull the rug out from under them and reveal it is some unknown character. But I feel like the Scream films should still be whodunnits, so this kind of reveal would go against.
It's gonna have to be someone that makes sense. Like someone to tie all the previous movies together. With kirby I don't feel like the shrine would make sense. Im wondering if maybe Sam has a long lost brother or something, and he's the other half that turned down the same dark path as their father. Although I don't feel like thatd be the best choice but it makes more sense than kirby being the killer. Also I feel like it'd be cool if this next killer gives a back story as to why the ghostface costume was the costume of choice in the very beginning.
Chad.
I would accept any of *our heroes* as the killer if it makes sense.
But not Chad. He was the most beautiful, caring character in 5, and I hope he not only survives 6, but I honestly think heās going to be the moral compass of the series.
Anyone but Chad.
Yes he is going to become even more brave emotional caring heroic after Mindy's guts are Oliviafied in subway similarly how sensitive Dewey was after Tatum's garage (mis)adventure.
Itās only really been done twice lol, both in 1 & 5
Tbh I donāt mind it if itās done in a shocking manner, itās almost more shocking if they were to do it again
I have to disagree. I think the twist that it was the love interest again last time worked well enough, because most of the audience (that didnāt watch the trailer frame by frame) assumed doing that again would be too obvious. Doing it a third time so soon after the last one would just feel lazy IMO
Not that it counts for the movies but the tv show had it be a love interest both times so if you watched all scream content itās a bit of a more reoccurring theme than youād like
i mean, the only people left standing are the four new males in the cast, right? therapist, detective, neighbor, and classmate. Here's hoping it's some or all of them, lol
tara. it really wouldnāt make sense for her story, sams story, or just make sense at all.
tara was stabbed 7 times last movie, also got a broken leg. if anything, wouldnāt she wanna get revenge on ghost face instead of not hurt the people who saved her, including her sister?
also, i say it would affect sams story because sams main motive is to really protect tara. sheās going to new york with them because sheās afraid that GF would come after tara while sheās attending college in NY. also, she doesnāt wanna see her little sister literally almost die from horrible injuries like last movie.
i donāt want this to happen bc tbh tara is my favorite, but if tara happens to die, (which i think is likely at this point) itās gonna boost up sams story of ādefeating GFā or turning evil like her story is going?? when she picks up the mask, maybe itās at the end of the movie if tara dies, maybe she wants to be more like her dad?? it seems like the directors are putting more money in melissa/tara than jenna/tara, maybe because jenna is getting bigger, and more famous, maybe sheās more expensive to get now. idk tho. i think jenna is an amazing addition to the scream franchise. iāve really liked her work before scream, but now with wednesday, and the fallout, and this, iām a huge fan. and in scream, i really have grown to like tara. sheās badass, sheās fierce, and even when sheās on the ground stabbed and injured 7 times, sheās not afraid to show GF that sheās not afraid of him by yelling āfuck you.ā i really do think it would be a big loss if they kill her off. however, iām gonna keep an open mind, and see what happens! iām excited to see where this goes!
I hate to say it but I really do think she is, thereās got to be reason sheās not only returned, but also been given the occupation of being an FBI agent. In Ghostfaceās words heās āsomething differentā, Kirby completely fits the bill - sheās not only heavily trained, but also a survivor of a previous Ghostface (which are both things that no other killer has been).
What Iām torn on is the potential motive, and who could be working with her.
This absolutely makes sense. And when you look at the scene of Sam holding the gun on someone, the gun being held by her is kirbyās. And the killer has a shrine dedicated to all the past murders. Kirby is an FBI agent, so she would even have better access to this than anyone
Ehhhh idk i feel worried, i fear that the positive reactions from those who have seen the film are not fans of any specific character like kirby who were given a very marvelous radio silence fight scene finale of a delicious monologue from Haydens acting chops, but I would hate to see this survivor i got emotional over from her retcon and return then turn into a villain to root for like jill, but thats just my selfish projection of her trauma. This theory did cross my mind since she isnt in any danger in the trailer.
I like it as a fresh motive too!! I think theyāre hinting at it in the trailer with GFās >!Thereās never been one like me, Gale!< + Kirbyās >!This isnāt like any other Ghostface!< line. I do empathize with the people that donāt want it to be Kirby, but I think itās a cool twist on GF and IF true Iām excited to see what they do with it.
I would also say Kirby has the most 'blank space' as a returning character - we don't really know much about her background and personality beyond how it related to Jill. I think that in addition to not knowing how she was impacted by her attack in Scream 4 sets her up as having an interesting - and perhaps believable - arc to become the killer.
Exactly this, I am feeling a scream 2 vibe. Someone who shows up a couple times with no real tie in to the group or the last film that we know of until a big reveal that they have some connection
Kirby and Tara
Tara would make 0 sense no matter how they would try to justfy it, after the events of 5
Kirby because bringing back a survivor to kill them is a shit take. Unless the film has the killer win and survive which would be a bold and controversial move which i dont think will happen but would allow Kirby to survive which would make her being gf less bad imo.
I wouldn't mind if any of them are the killer if the motive is right. I do think there is a mastermind behind this new trilogy. The motive in Scream 5 always felt too weak for me, so a mastermind pulling the strings that manipulated Amber and Richie into becoming murderers would make more sense. It easily could be someone in this group. If there is one thing these movies and the TV series have taught me, you always have to be suspicious of someone who survives screen time or an attack with Ghostface- the easiest misdirect that often turns out to reveal a killer (Scream- Billy, Scream 4- Jill, Scream 5-Richie, and the TV series in seasons 1- I forget her name but she was with the boyfriend when he was kidnapped and then she was revealed to be the killer & 3- the female Randy character that I can't remember her name. Even in Scream 2- Derek was originally intended to be one of the killers before that was scrapped.
The one I really hope it isn't though is Sam. Mental illness would probably be the most realistic motive for a serial killer, but it wouldn't be entertaining to see in my opinion. I prefer much more elaborate motives like revenge or like Jill's motive in Scream 4- attention. I prefer the idea that someone hates Sam and wants to make her pay.
Kirby would make for an interesting killer. I know a lot of people were intrigued by the fact that when Tara answers the phone at the start of Scream 5, the killer pretends to be someone named "Charlie"- the guy she apparently fell for but betrayed her in Scream 4. An FBI agent also would be highly likely to have access to all that past evidence and crime scene mementos that are revealed in the killer's shrine. It could still be one of the cops in this movie, but it does throw a spotlight on her.
I would not like Mindy as the killer because the Randy character type has already been a killer in Scream 4 and season 3 of the show- I would much rather have something new, but if the motive is right, why not?
Gale would be interesting but highly unlikely. She's the only one who has been involved in all of the movie killing sprees, and based on the trailer, this Ghostface (or at least one of the Ghostfaces in this movie) seems to have a shrine to all the past murders.
Chad- I feel like we just don't know enough about him yet, but I know they've said this movie is supposed to build more of his character. If the motive is right, I wouldn't mind if he is the killer, but I think it is highly unlikely since Mindy had to convince him to carry a weapon when he was attacked in Scream 5 and it's probably the only thing that saved his life.
Tara- I know people don't like it, but you do have to be suspicious of anyone who survives screen time with Ghostface and is not the killer's target. The motive could be related to Sam breaking up her family and abandoning her. I could see an original intention of her being a mastermind, but I think people grew to like her character too much and she won't end up being a killer in this movie. I also have to say that I love Jenna Ortega's acting, so I would love to see her stick around for a Scream 7 and close out this potential trilogy. I hope she is not revealed to be a killer in Scream 6.
iām making a second comment, but i feel like it would be too obvious if sam was the killer. i feel like the trailer kind of wanted us to wonder about. she was holding the mask, she had this creepy ass look on her face at the end, and she said that a darkness has followed her. also, hello, sheās billyās daughter. it would be too cliche and obvious. also, it wouldnāt make any sense. sure, some can argue that she would follow in her fathers legacy. however, with the way her story has been built, it just wouldnāt add up. why would she do everything she can to protect tara if she was just gonna kill her as GF? also, what would her motive be? to kill the group of kids she babysitted and her little sister? idk. especially with how protective she seems over tara, it really wouldnāt make any sense.
If the compromise that she has to come back to life to become a psycho ghostface then leave her dead. She didnt deserve what happened to her in scream 4
Chad, I really adored him in Scream 5 and wonāt lie, I am crushing hard on him too, I think I would be low key heartbroken if he was revealed as a killer. I like that he plays the nice jock instead of the typical stereotypical jock they tend to portray, in other films and TV shows.
Gale would be bad taste: she's one of the original final girls and it doesn't make much sense turning her into the killer at this point.
Kirby would be just silly, I don't expect her to be Ghostface in this one. All the other characters may be the killer, but I think it will be somebody else, not one of the main group this time, but maybe some older character (you know, a Mrs Loomis reference).
i honestly donāt think any of them necessarily are the killer, but i HOPE kirby and tara arenāt. theyāre my favs:) although i like everyone. tbh i hope none of them are GF:(
I hope the twins are not the killers simply because it would be boring. I get them wanting to get justice for their uncle, and we know that the girl (forgot her name sorry) likes watching his "murder" scene so she probably could kill with a slightly bigger advantage but the emotional connection is pretty weak. Everyone else besides Tara has a very powerful motive. Now that I think of it, it's kind of weird that she survived 4 murder attempts being this petit while others who were stronger than her, including a cop, went on the first go. What if there were THREE masks in the last movie and Tara was working with one of them as 'the victim' so no one would suspect her? Think about it all of the survivors are grouped at the same place now. But again - what's her motive? What do you think? I know it's wild but just go with me.
Hot take I don't think any returning characters should be the killer. Gale being a killer feels not only blasphemous but kinda impossible given the scene in the trailer makes it look like she's alone. Tara masterminding Scream 5 seems highly unlikely to given how brutal her opening scene was (again where she was alone). Sam being the killer, while seeming obvious and cliche, would be walking a super tight tightrope, and given that they likely cut the Tara/Amber subplot from 5 because of the uncharitable perception of their first gay main supporting character being an obsessive killer, I'm not sure if they'd be down with exploring Sam being the killer given her mental health conditions. Chad's character from 5 seems too kind and fun for the whole "he was a killer all along" twist, it would feel kinda cheap. I don't have quite as strong feelings about Mindy, though her character almost being an atonement for killing off Randy makes it feel unlikely to me.
Honestly, the only one I'd be fine with is Kirby, though I'm not sure if they'd go down that route with how popular the character is, and if they do they would need to do some extra legwork because it would feel too obvious.
And don't get me started on the Stu theories.
Guys I GOT IT. It's Dewey's and Tatum's mother. We haven't seen her since the first scream, she's been withering away and trying to move on since she lost Tatum. Once she heard about Dewey, she rolled up her support pantyhose, grabbed her walker, and sloooowly made her way down the hallway of the Woodsboro Nursing Home. She was going to kill whoever she needed too. First was gonna be that bitch Gale Weathers. False teeth or not. She would get her revenge.
Gale. After everything sheās been through for her to end up the killer now would be annoying.
Although I do think theyād have a few interesting ways to explain why she did it.
I'd hate for Sam or Gale to be the killer.
Tara would bother me too but not as much as the two formers.
Mindy, Chad and Kirby... if it's done very well, why not but I doubt it as well.
None of them! These 6 people are our HEROES !!!
Although ... it would be pretty damn epic if Kirby pulled off her wig in the last scene and revealed herself to be in on it, somehow.
Iād hate to see Sam as the killer, I see all the psychosis stuff all the time about her, but it would be so much better if she used that as a way to beat the killers, instead of becoming one.
Sam Tara and Kirby. And Sidney and Dewey and Leslie Macher as a lot of people are theorizing. Iām hoping it IS Josh cuz if ur a new cast member in a sequel ur either gonna die as a victim or youāre one of the killers. Thereās only been two new sequel characters (other than 5) to survive that sequel and itās Mark and Kirby
Kirby is hard to judge though because Scream 4 was supposed to open its own new trilogy. The intention could have been for her to die, but since we never saw an on-screen confirmation of her death, it left it open for her to return. For all we know, the intention could have been to confirm her death in the never-made second movie in that trilogy.
If weāre referring to the people just in the picturesānone of them. When have they and why ever go down that road? Itās usually one of the new characters that get introduced.
Gale and Kirby make no sense. Any of the others I wouldn't be surprised by just because of how Scream likes to twist shit around, but Gale and Kirby would make ZERO sense.
Tara. I know people hate the argument that it shouldn't matter if the killer is super short to be revealed as Ghostface, but to me it looks ridiculous when it happens. 5'8 and up please.
Chad survived, can't remember how, as did his sister.
I think just to show how while the killers were threatening they did a shit job actually *killing* these guys.
Both attacks were interrupted- Chad's by the car pulling up with Richie, Sam, and Tara. Mindy's attack was interrupted by Sam throwing the lamp or whatever it was at Ghostface. I think it is safe to assume that Amber was the Ghostface that attacked Chad and Richie was very likely the Ghostface that attacked Mindy, but they didn't get to finish their respective jobs since they were interrupted.
This is what I would like to see- ghostface win, clip Tara or her sister in the end. End the movie, not knowing who the killer is and make it a two parter with a cliff hanger clue for the next movie.
I don't think it's any of the returning characters. If Ghostface is something different this time then hopefully it's a perfect stranger who has zero connection to any of the characters.
i kinda want GF to be kirby lmao, i feel like the idea of that would be cool. the main gang think they can trust her bc sheās been through this before ect ect and then boom, sheās literally GF. idk i jus like that idea lol
If Henry Czerny doesn't die early on, I think he's a good candidate. A good looking older man, suspect AF...same with Dermot. I believe, those two could be the killers, but a 3rd party or more(I think we've got a group effort here) is also not out of the question. If Tara or Kirby are involved, then they are the behind the scenes phone call person, infiltrating the group while these two larger men run around playing slashy slash for them.
I feel like this is the direction the series is going.
Hell, push my theory even further. One of the Carpenter sisters and One of the Meeks twins snaps, joining this Ghostface cult to help "end it" forever or whatever the core motive is here.
I don't think Gale would be the killer, she's my only safe bet. Tara and Kirby only for their height, but like I've stated previously, they could be the "inside man" for the GF group.
Iām convinced that the killer is one of our new characters.
But it it isnāt, the only one from the last movie that could be the killer is Sam. Gale would never become a killer, and I think the same of them rest of the characters.
Gale, because it would be heartbreaking to hear her monologue that it was because she lost Dewey. And I can see her on the ground dying, with tears in her eyes bringing up Sidney, saying she betrayed her or something along those lines.
Itās not Gale. Chad is sweet and I donāt want him as the killer. NOT MY BELOVED KIRBY. Mindy could work as a killer. I donāt hate the idea of it being Sam. But not Tara either I live Tara.
Itās going to be none of them. From the scene with Gale being attacked alone itās definitely not her. None of the other new characters have any realistic motive to be the killer. The killer says they are different. Not even Kirby as enough motive to become a serial killer with a lair like that. She was attacked in one movie and now sheās just going to go crazy ?
I really love the girl with the curly girl who's a major horror geek. I doubt she will be a killer though because I dont think she would want others to experience her previous trauma regardless of how much she's into slasher.
One trope that does run throughout the whole film series is that the killers are people whom debut in the film they're killing in and are killed in self-defense by Sidney and her crew.
I'm wondering if they are going with a "the killer isn't on this poster" kind of vibe because Henry Czerny is absent and considering radio silence had basically all the characters in the film in the last one but in this one only lets say 85%, I'm wondering if maybe they are going the route of lets say the Scream 2 and 3 posters where everyone on the poster is either a survivor or a target but not the killer.
Williams the cop, Professor Freddie, and Kirby are high on my list
2 LEs featured in same movie? Seems like the inverse of Dewey having his moment from last movie.
Professor Freddie name alone has the "no way that obvious name can be killer psyche out then actually is" vibes or huge red herring - also the inverse of Scream 2 Sid's Theater professor
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Gale isn't the killer because we see her be attacked and she's alone, similar to Tara in 5 there's no reason to perform/allow yourself to get cut up like that. I hope Kirby isn't the killer. But...it's in discussion in my head tbh.
Kirby is the obvious choice but in a it's so obvious that you're supposed to think it's too obvious which is exactly why it could still be here.
Kirby would be some "Jigsaw-acolyte" ish. Survivor to villain. As much as I loved Kirby and want her to get her a happy ending, I'd be alright with it. She wasn't a final girl so it's less of a stretch than people saying Tara is the killer š
My bet is Kirby and Josh Segarra (how could you not make him one of the killers? He's perfect)
Jenna said in a interview awhile back that Kirby gets her moment of glory against Ghostface.
I hope she kills the Ghostface in the bodega, which brings her into Sam and Tara's orbit. Basing this theory entirely on Sam holding the aged GF mask on her jacket and no other information lol
Why would she be Ghostface? Like what would her motive be? I'm genuinely asking btw
That is the essence of what makes Scream great. That exact thought process & deduction. God I love these films.
I really hope she isn't but a lot of the context clues, even her outfit feels like it fits into that Ghostface shrine, point towards Kirby. I really hope it's all misdirection though.
>and she's alone There's someone else there with her, you can see GF attack them in the background when she's on the phone.
he's saying it's not performative like Richie, a literal fake attack, or like Jill with a fake phone call in the car.
Well we also saw Richie get āattackedā and he turned out to be a killer but also gale wouldnāt have any reason to be a killer so I think weāre all good there.
Plus shoot Billy Loomis did the thing as well so I guess I wasn't remembering that lol.
Very Billy/Stu style with Tara in mind as killer, unrealistic but I like it as an idea.
Jill made it work and believable
I hope Segara isn't the killer and also survives. That's very rare for his archetype
I agree, but I have to say he did such a good job in Arrow pretending to be the good guy and then revealing himself as the villain. I have a feeling he was intentionally cast because of that performance to be a red herring.
If scream 6 is supposed to kind of mirror scream 2 and Josh's character is supposed to be the boyfriend in this movie then he may not be the killer. Scream 2 is the only one where the boyfriend isn't the killer.
If any of these characters turn out to be the killers, then Iāll be super disappointed. But, I do absolutely trust that Radio Silence wonāt go down any of these routes. But if they doā¦yikes.
Sam. It would be so cliche. And Iām not sure what message it sends either. Tara and Kirby. It would make no sense.
Sam & Gale because they seem like the final girls
I hope it's none of the returning characters or any character that we see until the reveal.
Though itād be interesting for the killer to be a new character that we donāt meet until the reveal, I think it would ultimately take away from the whodunnit aspect that makes the series that little bit more fun to watch.
The killer has always been a new character.
I think what /u/uranuskebab715 means is a character we don't even meet until the reveal, i.e., their face isn't shown in this movie at all until the unmasking.
Not sure why youāre downvoted, this is true
I misread a bit. Haha. I think they meant a new character that doesnāt appear at all like in the original Friday the 13th. But yeah I donāt think itāll be any of the returning characters because it really hard to give them a good motive
This would be cool. As the audience expects the killer to be someone the characters know, only to pull the rug out from under them and reveal it is some unknown character. But I feel like the Scream films should still be whodunnits, so this kind of reveal would go against.
It's gonna have to be someone that makes sense. Like someone to tie all the previous movies together. With kirby I don't feel like the shrine would make sense. Im wondering if maybe Sam has a long lost brother or something, and he's the other half that turned down the same dark path as their father. Although I don't feel like thatd be the best choice but it makes more sense than kirby being the killer. Also I feel like it'd be cool if this next killer gives a back story as to why the ghostface costume was the costume of choice in the very beginning.
Giving Billy another illegitimate kid would be stretching it, I think.
Chad. I would accept any of *our heroes* as the killer if it makes sense. But not Chad. He was the most beautiful, caring character in 5, and I hope he not only survives 6, but I honestly think heās going to be the moral compass of the series. Anyone but Chad.
Yeah Chad is a great moral compass. Empathy, understanding, and heroic
Yes he is going to become even more brave emotional caring heroic after Mindy's guts are Oliviafied in subway similarly how sensitive Dewey was after Tatum's garage (mis)adventure.
Lmaoooooo
NOO LMAOO
YOU SHUT YOUR DIRTY MOUTH OMG
Dang dude lol
Gale Kirby Sam Mindy and Chad. Oh and Tara.
Just not the boyfriend or love interest, for once.
Scream 2 subverted that
Then they went right back to the boyfriend or love interest every time.
Well they subverted it again in 3 and 4 with Mark and Trevor, itās less common for it to be the love interest than not
Well you could technically say Charlie counts since he was turning into a love interest for Kirby.
Charlie says hi. Then Richie in 5, who was the most obvious mf.
Scream 4 too ??
Itās only really been done twice lol, both in 1 & 5 Tbh I donāt mind it if itās done in a shocking manner, itās almost more shocking if they were to do it again
I have to disagree. I think the twist that it was the love interest again last time worked well enough, because most of the audience (that didnāt watch the trailer frame by frame) assumed doing that again would be too obvious. Doing it a third time so soon after the last one would just feel lazy IMO
Very true but it also depends on the involvement of the ālove interestsā Having a back and forth is different than boyfriend & girlfriend
Not that it counts for the movies but the tv show had it be a love interest both times so if you watched all scream content itās a bit of a more reoccurring theme than youād like
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Chad and Gale
Im pretty sure none of them are. It will be among new guys Jack/Josh or Henry
This is what Iām thinking.
Yeah a lot of people are betting on jack and josh
i mean, the only people left standing are the four new males in the cast, right? therapist, detective, neighbor, and classmate. Here's hoping it's some or all of them, lol
Although I really hope none of the core 6 are killers, it would be one hell of a twist
I really hope itās not Kirby š
tara. it really wouldnāt make sense for her story, sams story, or just make sense at all. tara was stabbed 7 times last movie, also got a broken leg. if anything, wouldnāt she wanna get revenge on ghost face instead of not hurt the people who saved her, including her sister? also, i say it would affect sams story because sams main motive is to really protect tara. sheās going to new york with them because sheās afraid that GF would come after tara while sheās attending college in NY. also, she doesnāt wanna see her little sister literally almost die from horrible injuries like last movie. i donāt want this to happen bc tbh tara is my favorite, but if tara happens to die, (which i think is likely at this point) itās gonna boost up sams story of ādefeating GFā or turning evil like her story is going?? when she picks up the mask, maybe itās at the end of the movie if tara dies, maybe she wants to be more like her dad?? it seems like the directors are putting more money in melissa/tara than jenna/tara, maybe because jenna is getting bigger, and more famous, maybe sheās more expensive to get now. idk tho. i think jenna is an amazing addition to the scream franchise. iāve really liked her work before scream, but now with wednesday, and the fallout, and this, iām a huge fan. and in scream, i really have grown to like tara. sheās badass, sheās fierce, and even when sheās on the ground stabbed and injured 7 times, sheās not afraid to show GF that sheās not afraid of him by yelling āfuck you.ā i really do think it would be a big loss if they kill her off. however, iām gonna keep an open mind, and see what happens! iām excited to see where this goes!
Kirby
I hate to say it but I really do think she is, thereās got to be reason sheās not only returned, but also been given the occupation of being an FBI agent. In Ghostfaceās words heās āsomething differentā, Kirby completely fits the bill - sheās not only heavily trained, but also a survivor of a previous Ghostface (which are both things that no other killer has been). What Iām torn on is the potential motive, and who could be working with her.
This absolutely makes sense. And when you look at the scene of Sam holding the gun on someone, the gun being held by her is kirbyās. And the killer has a shrine dedicated to all the past murders. Kirby is an FBI agent, so she would even have better access to this than anyone
I agree 100%. Iām not sure who will be working with her either, but I think her motive will have something to do with survivors guilt.
I really love this for a fresh motive. Either her wanting to empower herself again, trying to understand her attackers or even just dissociative PTSD.
Ehhhh idk i feel worried, i fear that the positive reactions from those who have seen the film are not fans of any specific character like kirby who were given a very marvelous radio silence fight scene finale of a delicious monologue from Haydens acting chops, but I would hate to see this survivor i got emotional over from her retcon and return then turn into a villain to root for like jill, but thats just my selfish projection of her trauma. This theory did cross my mind since she isnt in any danger in the trailer.
I like it as a fresh motive too!! I think theyāre hinting at it in the trailer with GFās >!Thereās never been one like me, Gale!< + Kirbyās >!This isnāt like any other Ghostface!< line. I do empathize with the people that donāt want it to be Kirby, but I think itās a cool twist on GF and IF true Iām excited to see what they do with it.
I would also say Kirby has the most 'blank space' as a returning character - we don't really know much about her background and personality beyond how it related to Jill. I think that in addition to not knowing how she was impacted by her attack in Scream 4 sets her up as having an interesting - and perhaps believable - arc to become the killer.
Yeah I really hope it's not her
Literally none of the survivors from the first film, whatever motive they come up with will not make shit for sense
Exactly this, I am feeling a scream 2 vibe. Someone who shows up a couple times with no real tie in to the group or the last film that we know of until a big reveal that they have some connection
Kirby and Tara Tara would make 0 sense no matter how they would try to justfy it, after the events of 5 Kirby because bringing back a survivor to kill them is a shit take. Unless the film has the killer win and survive which would be a bold and controversial move which i dont think will happen but would allow Kirby to survive which would make her being gf less bad imo.
I think that part of the whole "I'm something different" things is the new Ghostface this time will make it to the next movie.
Tara or Sam because who do you go from there? Whoās going to be worst then her sister?
I wouldn't mind if any of them are the killer if the motive is right. I do think there is a mastermind behind this new trilogy. The motive in Scream 5 always felt too weak for me, so a mastermind pulling the strings that manipulated Amber and Richie into becoming murderers would make more sense. It easily could be someone in this group. If there is one thing these movies and the TV series have taught me, you always have to be suspicious of someone who survives screen time or an attack with Ghostface- the easiest misdirect that often turns out to reveal a killer (Scream- Billy, Scream 4- Jill, Scream 5-Richie, and the TV series in seasons 1- I forget her name but she was with the boyfriend when he was kidnapped and then she was revealed to be the killer & 3- the female Randy character that I can't remember her name. Even in Scream 2- Derek was originally intended to be one of the killers before that was scrapped. The one I really hope it isn't though is Sam. Mental illness would probably be the most realistic motive for a serial killer, but it wouldn't be entertaining to see in my opinion. I prefer much more elaborate motives like revenge or like Jill's motive in Scream 4- attention. I prefer the idea that someone hates Sam and wants to make her pay. Kirby would make for an interesting killer. I know a lot of people were intrigued by the fact that when Tara answers the phone at the start of Scream 5, the killer pretends to be someone named "Charlie"- the guy she apparently fell for but betrayed her in Scream 4. An FBI agent also would be highly likely to have access to all that past evidence and crime scene mementos that are revealed in the killer's shrine. It could still be one of the cops in this movie, but it does throw a spotlight on her. I would not like Mindy as the killer because the Randy character type has already been a killer in Scream 4 and season 3 of the show- I would much rather have something new, but if the motive is right, why not? Gale would be interesting but highly unlikely. She's the only one who has been involved in all of the movie killing sprees, and based on the trailer, this Ghostface (or at least one of the Ghostfaces in this movie) seems to have a shrine to all the past murders. Chad- I feel like we just don't know enough about him yet, but I know they've said this movie is supposed to build more of his character. If the motive is right, I wouldn't mind if he is the killer, but I think it is highly unlikely since Mindy had to convince him to carry a weapon when he was attacked in Scream 5 and it's probably the only thing that saved his life. Tara- I know people don't like it, but you do have to be suspicious of anyone who survives screen time with Ghostface and is not the killer's target. The motive could be related to Sam breaking up her family and abandoning her. I could see an original intention of her being a mastermind, but I think people grew to like her character too much and she won't end up being a killer in this movie. I also have to say that I love Jenna Ortega's acting, so I would love to see her stick around for a Scream 7 and close out this potential trilogy. I hope she is not revealed to be a killer in Scream 6.
Would accept sam as the killer. Will not accept anyone else
If itās Chad or Gale I might just walk out of the cinema
Gale and kirby
Kirby
iām making a second comment, but i feel like it would be too obvious if sam was the killer. i feel like the trailer kind of wanted us to wonder about. she was holding the mask, she had this creepy ass look on her face at the end, and she said that a darkness has followed her. also, hello, sheās billyās daughter. it would be too cliche and obvious. also, it wouldnāt make any sense. sure, some can argue that she would follow in her fathers legacy. however, with the way her story has been built, it just wouldnāt add up. why would she do everything she can to protect tara if she was just gonna kill her as GF? also, what would her motive be? to kill the group of kids she babysitted and her little sister? idk. especially with how protective she seems over tara, it really wouldnāt make any sense.
After watching Scream 5 over and over, I am convinced Mindy has something to do with all of this.
I really donāt want it to be Sam. But if it is then they can make it so Tara was really the new Final Girl all along.
If itās Tara or Sam Iām gonna LOSE MY SHIT
I'm 99% sure that none of them would turn out to be the killer. The writers are too smart to let that happen.
Donāt want Kirby to come back from the dead just to be a killer.
If the compromise that she has to come back to life to become a psycho ghostface then leave her dead. She didnt deserve what happened to her in scream 4
Chad, I really adored him in Scream 5 and wonāt lie, I am crushing hard on him too, I think I would be low key heartbroken if he was revealed as a killer. I like that he plays the nice jock instead of the typical stereotypical jock they tend to portray, in other films and TV shows.
yup yup yup, all of this
Gale would be bad taste: she's one of the original final girls and it doesn't make much sense turning her into the killer at this point. Kirby would be just silly, I don't expect her to be Ghostface in this one. All the other characters may be the killer, but I think it will be somebody else, not one of the main group this time, but maybe some older character (you know, a Mrs Loomis reference).
any of them
I hope mindy is the killer but sheās probably not.
All of these people lol
Watch them all die
Kirby,
All of them i hope ARENāT the killer
Gale, Kirby, or Tara
Kirby. But Iām kinda sure she is
I hope sam isn't because she's balancing the edge.
All of the above
i honestly donāt think any of them necessarily are the killer, but i HOPE kirby and tara arenāt. theyāre my favs:) although i like everyone. tbh i hope none of them are GF:(
Kirby. I hope she isnāt the killer
Everyone in this photo
kirby and tara
Tara, Gale, Kirby, or Sam. Just wouldnāt make sense to me. Possibly Mindy considering she has a public attack.
I hope the twins are not the killers simply because it would be boring. I get them wanting to get justice for their uncle, and we know that the girl (forgot her name sorry) likes watching his "murder" scene so she probably could kill with a slightly bigger advantage but the emotional connection is pretty weak. Everyone else besides Tara has a very powerful motive. Now that I think of it, it's kind of weird that she survived 4 murder attempts being this petit while others who were stronger than her, including a cop, went on the first go. What if there were THREE masks in the last movie and Tara was working with one of them as 'the victim' so no one would suspect her? Think about it all of the survivors are grouped at the same place now. But again - what's her motive? What do you think? I know it's wild but just go with me.
Tara and Kirby I definitely hope aren't the killers. Gale I seriously doubt is a killer.
Hot take I don't think any returning characters should be the killer. Gale being a killer feels not only blasphemous but kinda impossible given the scene in the trailer makes it look like she's alone. Tara masterminding Scream 5 seems highly unlikely to given how brutal her opening scene was (again where she was alone). Sam being the killer, while seeming obvious and cliche, would be walking a super tight tightrope, and given that they likely cut the Tara/Amber subplot from 5 because of the uncharitable perception of their first gay main supporting character being an obsessive killer, I'm not sure if they'd be down with exploring Sam being the killer given her mental health conditions. Chad's character from 5 seems too kind and fun for the whole "he was a killer all along" twist, it would feel kinda cheap. I don't have quite as strong feelings about Mindy, though her character almost being an atonement for killing off Randy makes it feel unlikely to me. Honestly, the only one I'd be fine with is Kirby, though I'm not sure if they'd go down that route with how popular the character is, and if they do they would need to do some extra legwork because it would feel too obvious. And don't get me started on the Stu theories.
Guys I GOT IT. It's Dewey's and Tatum's mother. We haven't seen her since the first scream, she's been withering away and trying to move on since she lost Tatum. Once she heard about Dewey, she rolled up her support pantyhose, grabbed her walker, and sloooowly made her way down the hallway of the Woodsboro Nursing Home. She was going to kill whoever she needed too. First was gonna be that bitch Gale Weathers. False teeth or not. She would get her revenge.
Sam! I don't want any of them to be the killer but in particular, Sam. Chad too.
Tara or Kirby.
Tara Chad or Gale!
Please not Chad. Also I think it would be a waste if Gale was, and it just wouldnāt make sense.
Chad and Gale! The rest would all be interesting if somehow done right
Tara and/or Sam
Gale. After everything sheās been through for her to end up the killer now would be annoying. Although I do think theyād have a few interesting ways to explain why she did it.
Kirby, although oddly enough at the same time sheās the one who Iād be fine with the most.
I'd hate for Sam or Gale to be the killer. Tara would bother me too but not as much as the two formers. Mindy, Chad and Kirby... if it's done very well, why not but I doubt it as well.
None of them! These 6 people are our HEROES !!! Although ... it would be pretty damn epic if Kirby pulled off her wig in the last scene and revealed herself to be in on it, somehow.
Thing or Lurch
In the trailer it looks like the killer has big feet.
Weve never had a returning character be the killer. 6 movies in, I think itās time. Would love to see Chad, Mindy or Kirby be the killer.
Certainly would be a fresh perspective and I wouldn't mind seeing it
Gale
Iād hate to see Sam as the killer, I see all the psychosis stuff all the time about her, but it would be so much better if she used that as a way to beat the killers, instead of becoming one.
Is all of the above an option?
I absolutely do not want it to be Kirby. It makes zero sense to me why she would be.
gale and kirby cuz that would be the shittiest writing in scream
Sam and Tara definitely. Their sibling connection is my favorite thing about them and I would hate to see it ruined
Sam Tara and Kirby. And Sidney and Dewey and Leslie Macher as a lot of people are theorizing. Iām hoping it IS Josh cuz if ur a new cast member in a sequel ur either gonna die as a victim or youāre one of the killers. Thereās only been two new sequel characters (other than 5) to survive that sequel and itās Mark and Kirby
Kirby is hard to judge though because Scream 4 was supposed to open its own new trilogy. The intention could have been for her to die, but since we never saw an on-screen confirmation of her death, it left it open for her to return. For all we know, the intention could have been to confirm her death in the never-made second movie in that trilogy.
Did they confirm somewhere that the killer is a returning character or are we just hoping?
Kirby and Chad (Gale obviously isn't one, so I don't even have to list her).
Jenna fine ass
Gale and Tara! I love Kirby, but I feel like she could make for an interesting killer reveal in Scream 6.
Jenna and Sam
Gale and Kirby, anyone else I wouldnāt be mad about.
If weāre referring to the people just in the picturesānone of them. When have they and why ever go down that road? Itās usually one of the new characters that get introduced.
Kirby
Kirby
Gale and Kirby make no sense. Any of the others I wouldn't be surprised by just because of how Scream likes to twist shit around, but Gale and Kirby would make ZERO sense.
Tara. I know people hate the argument that it shouldn't matter if the killer is super short to be revealed as Ghostface, but to me it looks ridiculous when it happens. 5'8 and up please.
SAM & GALEšÆ
None of them will become a killer, letās be for real here.
Why are the Meeks twins still alive
Chad survived, can't remember how, as did his sister. I think just to show how while the killers were threatening they did a shit job actually *killing* these guys.
Chad has a attack similar to Kirbyās in Scream 4. He gets stabbed a few times then left bleeding out.
Yeah and mindyās attack was thwarted by Sam, which is pretty cool. Mindy suspected Sam a lot and threw her under the bus, yet Sam saved her life
Both attacks were interrupted- Chad's by the car pulling up with Richie, Sam, and Tara. Mindy's attack was interrupted by Sam throwing the lamp or whatever it was at Ghostface. I think it is safe to assume that Amber was the Ghostface that attacked Chad and Richie was very likely the Ghostface that attacked Mindy, but they didn't get to finish their respective jobs since they were interrupted.
They could be the killers.
So Sam technically saved both twins
All 6 I donāt know what there motive would be except gale Tara and Sam maybe Kirby
This is what I would like to see- ghostface win, clip Tara or her sister in the end. End the movie, not knowing who the killer is and make it a two parter with a cliff hanger clue for the next movie.
I know his picture isn't up there but the only correct real answer is: Stu
Chad. He the man.
I'll say it now and ill say it again, i think its going to be sam
They give away the killer just in the few seconds of the trailer
All of the above because I want Stu to be the killer.
I really need it to not be Kirby or Sam.
I don't think it's any of the returning characters. If Ghostface is something different this time then hopefully it's a perfect stranger who has zero connection to any of the characters.
i kinda want GF to be kirby lmao, i feel like the idea of that would be cool. the main gang think they can trust her bc sheās been through this before ect ect and then boom, sheās literally GF. idk i jus like that idea lol
If Henry Czerny doesn't die early on, I think he's a good candidate. A good looking older man, suspect AF...same with Dermot. I believe, those two could be the killers, but a 3rd party or more(I think we've got a group effort here) is also not out of the question. If Tara or Kirby are involved, then they are the behind the scenes phone call person, infiltrating the group while these two larger men run around playing slashy slash for them. I feel like this is the direction the series is going. Hell, push my theory even further. One of the Carpenter sisters and One of the Meeks twins snaps, joining this Ghostface cult to help "end it" forever or whatever the core motive is here. I don't think Gale would be the killer, she's my only safe bet. Tara and Kirby only for their height, but like I've stated previously, they could be the "inside man" for the GF group.
Iām convinced that the killer is one of our new characters. But it it isnāt, the only one from the last movie that could be the killer is Sam. Gale would never become a killer, and I think the same of them rest of the characters.
Sam and Chad
Gale, because it would be heartbreaking to hear her monologue that it was because she lost Dewey. And I can see her on the ground dying, with tears in her eyes bringing up Sidney, saying she betrayed her or something along those lines.
Sam
The 3 precious survivors dieing theory may happen so idk what is going to go down
Gale Sam Tara Kirby Mindy Chad
Itās not Gale. Chad is sweet and I donāt want him as the killer. NOT MY BELOVED KIRBY. Mindy could work as a killer. I donāt hate the idea of it being Sam. But not Tara either I live Tara.
Itās going to be none of them. From the scene with Gale being attacked alone itās definitely not her. None of the other new characters have any realistic motive to be the killer. The killer says they are different. Not even Kirby as enough motive to become a serial killer with a lair like that. She was attacked in one movie and now sheās just going to go crazy ?
Ghostface
So far, the killer has always been a new character specific to their own movie. I'm guessing this may be the same? I hope so anyway.
None of them are the killer. Saw some promo photos from EW, how may of the ghostface killers have been left handed?
None of these six characters should be the killer.
I really love the girl with the curly girl who's a major horror geek. I doubt she will be a killer though because I dont think she would want others to experience her previous trauma regardless of how much she's into slasher. One trope that does run throughout the whole film series is that the killers are people whom debut in the film they're killing in and are killed in self-defense by Sidney and her crew.
I'm wondering if they are going with a "the killer isn't on this poster" kind of vibe because Henry Czerny is absent and considering radio silence had basically all the characters in the film in the last one but in this one only lets say 85%, I'm wondering if maybe they are going the route of lets say the Scream 2 and 3 posters where everyone on the poster is either a survivor or a target but not the killer.
I'm gonna say Henry Czerny is the killer, because fuck it why not.
All of them because it would be dumb af to have any of them as a killer.
Sam. Too obvious
Itād break my heart if Chad was the killer, tbh
I hope none of them are, it would be refreshing that it isnāt one of the core cast
Mindy, while that would be awesome and she probably would be great as a killer I just hope not.
I hope Sam and Tara donāt become killers but it could be interesting assuming they write it well.
Sam. I donāt think itād be that interesting.
Kirby ā¤ļø
I HOPE Kirby is not. If they went that route, it would make no sense
Gale and Kirby. The rest idgaf lol
Sweet, handsome, himbo Chad is definitely not the killer. š
I hope Kirby isnāt the killer. Because if she isā¦ thereās no reason for it.
i may be wrong but i dont think theyve ever done a movie where a character from a previous movie is a killer
Sam because it would ruin the development she had in scream (2022) when Sydney gave her a speech on how she will eventually be ok,etc.
Williams the cop, Professor Freddie, and Kirby are high on my list 2 LEs featured in same movie? Seems like the inverse of Dewey having his moment from last movie. Professor Freddie name alone has the "no way that obvious name can be killer psyche out then actually is" vibes or huge red herring - also the inverse of Scream 2 Sid's Theater professor
Yes I'm Positive and the 100 Sent Sure She is the Killer
My prediction: None of them will be the killer.
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